Collapsible basket



June 20, 1950 s. HACK COLLAPSIBLE BASKET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 5,1948 In ven tor Sidney Hac/r June 20, 1950 s. HACK COLLAPSIBLE BASKET 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 5, 1948 Inventor Sidney Hack B) @0864 and m WMz W Patented June 20, 1950 UN STATES PA ENT COLLAPSIBLE BASKET, i

Sidney'Ha'ckBui laflo,KEY. I Application ctober 5, 1948,=Sei ialNon52,8um

6 Claims. (01. 150- 49) "I invention relatesto new. and usefulimprovements and structural refinements in sewing.

baskets; and the .principal object ofthe invention is' .to providsa.sewingrbasket Lof a sfoldablesor collapsible nature mattersibeingsoarrangedthat.

This. .objctc.is .ach1eved .by, the provision-. of a collapsible'frzimetowhichlthe bageorreceptacle is attached, ,th'elframe includingsets of legs on which thebasket rests, ibothinrits. collapsedand in itserectedpositionlw Ammpomnr. lieature of .lthe' manner thatonlysthenlegsvof theeirameiare .visie b1e.-..,.As.. a. result, the basket assumes apleasing, appearance and, 1 in itsiolded or collapsed 41051:.

ti'on,, particular-1y lendsiits'elt. to honvenient iportr ability. 3 c IAn .additionalofeaturecofwthe. inventicnrresides in itheuarrangementlof. the. collapsible -frame in such-manner. thatsthe legsthereoi-are autcm iati-- callylfolded. as the-bag ris closed, and vice,versa;

Some of the advantages-of the..in vention lie.\

in :its ,simplicityyofionstruction, in-sit's pleasing appearance as,aforesaid,....andiin its adaptability,

to-economicalmanutactures v With the aboveimoneimportant. objects= and.

tion'i-proceedsv .theeinvention consists essentially of the constructionand arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in its collapsedposition;

Figure 2 is a cross sectional View taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional View, similar to that shown in Figure 2,but illustrating the basket in its erected position;

igure 4 is a perspective view of the collapsible frame used in theinvention, the same being shown in its erected position;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 5--5 in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 6-6 of Figure 3; and

Figure '7 is a group perspective view, partially broken away, of the bagused in the invention.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Y c 231; Referring to stheaccompanyingldrawings in detaiLithe inventionconsists o'fna sewingrbasketdesignated .generally-by,-;the referencecharacter. ill; (the same embodying-fin its .constructionstwm principalsub-assemblies,,namely,-.a:framework l2 and-.a'bagYM-L V Theconstruction. of the-framework i I 2 will first beidescribed the-sameembodyingzapairiot spaced parallel.end-membersI 6,11! 8,. as r bestshown in) F'igure 4." c. :Thesaend members are similaninconm struction,so, thatiaidesoriptionroizone:will zsuffice-i t H I Each poi itheend-members :16, i-8-Jconsistsof--.ai

T invention ls dspairmof-arcuatelegs sZiLrJ-Z whichare crossed-s-andein..the construction. and arrangementofwthe .cole lapsible.frameandhbags of Lthe baskets-inisuch pivotall-ygconnectedtogethernbyr-a suitable: pin 24,

thesabeing sonar-ranged that when they .-arevin-. their erectedpositionvas-shownmin Figures-hand: 4,,they rest yupontheirrlower ends 26whi-leawhenthey} are rcol-lapsednas shown :inwFigures '1 and: 2,-

9;, they,restsuponstheiriconvexrlateral"edges 181* Each of a pair ofarcuate, upwardly extending? side -piecesH3O -32 risupivoted ratg-itsn-lower rendazto the+upper end; of one of the legs" e :22 the -sidepieceso3-n,-twing -provided 'Wlth;='iZ1WaI=d1yw-6X tendingstrutsmifi,3,6mespectively; which areirig idly secured to the side pieces by aplurality oi'e rivetsporn-the like, 38;;andarepivotally connectedtogetherasatllle The-.-p ivota1vconnectiqn ofthe sidepieces-3ilp 130szfiwithei respectiveelegs p20,; v 2,2 r-iswindicated atr features. inview. and such-other. objects-and .iea: tures as may become apparent asth'istsgpecifix'za-r transverse alignment.

What wwill Joeshereinaftere refenredi-vto as: the lower longitudinal baror rod 46 extends between the pivoted connections of the legs 20, 22 inthe two end members l6, l8, being secured in position by theaforementioned pivot pins 24 which extend axially into the end portionsof the bar 48, as is best shown in Figure 5. Similarly, each of a pairof upper longitudinal bars or rods 48, 50 connects together the upperend portions of the side pieces 30, 32 at one side of the frame l2,being secured in position by suitable nails, or the like,- 52, as isbest shown in Figures 4 and 6.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the construction of theframe i2 is such that when the bars 48, 50 are drawn together as shownin Figures 1 and 2, the frame is collapsed and adapted to rest on thelateral edges 28 of the legs 22. However, when the bars 48, 50 are sep-56 arated as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the entire 3 frame is erected andadapted to rest on the lower ends 26 of the legs.

The construction of the bag or receptacle M will now be described, thisconsisting of suitable flexible material such as cloth, fabric, or thelike, and consisting of a sheet 54 of a substantially U-shaped crosssectional configuration provided at its ends with suitable panels 56which are secured thereto by stitching or the like,'as indicated at 58in Figure 1.

The upper edges of the bag portion 54 are provided with hems 60 toaccommodate the afore I4 is suspended, so to speak, from these two bars,

substantially as shown. It is to be noted thatthe side pieces 30, 32 aswell as the struts 3 I 36 are disposed within the bag ",only the legsprising spaced end members each including a pair of crossed andpivotally connected legs, a pair or upwardly extending side piecespivoted to said legs, and a pair of struts pivotally connected togetherand rigidly secured to said side pieces, and longitudinal barsconnecting together the legs and side pieces of the end members.

2. A sewing basket comprising a collapsible frame consistingof a pair ofspacedparallel end members each includingfa' pair of crossed andpivotally connected legs, a pair of upwardly ext tending side pieceseach pivoted to one of said mentioned bars 48, 50, whereby the entirebag 8 legs, and a pair of struts pivotally connected togeth'er and eachrigidly secured to an interme- 20, 22 being visible, so that theentire-basket assumes a pleasing external configurationl Itis to be alsonoted that the end panels 56 of the bag [I areattached at the upper,corners thereof, to

thie side pieces 30, Why the aforementioned nails, or'thelike 52,thesenalls also serving to attach the'ends of a pair ofhandles 62 64 tothe frame i2; substantially as shown. These handles not only facilitateconvenientpcarrying ofth'ebasket when folded as shown in Figure l, butby simply pulling the handles 62,154, awayv from'each other, the bars48; 50 will be separated and the frame i2 erected as has been alreadydescribed while at the same time, the bag l4 will be opened as shown inFigure 3, On the other hand, by simply pressing the bars, 50 together,the bag M will be closed andthe frame l2 collapsed, as shown in Figure2.

Suitable loops B6 are provided on the bottom,

adjacent the ends of the bag [4, these loops pass: ing'under and aroundthe lower bar 46, so that when the frame I2 is erected, the bar 46 byvirtue of the loops 66 will automaticallydraw the bag I '4downwardly,'to its fully open or expandedpost' Itis' believed; that theadvantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood ir om'the foregoing disclosure and acccrdiri'gly, further de scription thereofat this point deemed unneces-"f sa'ry." While in the foregoing there hasbeen shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention itis to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction,combina tion and arrangement 'of parts may be resorted te'withoutdeparting from the spirit and scop of the invention as claimed. v"Having described the invention, a is claimed as new is:

In a sewing basket,[a collapsible r .diate portion of one of said sidepieces, longitudinal bars connecting together the le s and side-"-pieces of the two end members, and a foldable bag suspendedv from thelongitudinal bars connecting said side pieces.

The device as defined in claim 2 wherein said side pieces and saidstruts are disposed in said bag.

4. Av sewing basket'comprising a collapsible frame consisting 'of a pairof spaced parallel end members each including a pair of crossed andpivotally connected together at one end and each rigidly secured at itsremaining end to an intermediate portion of one of said side pieces, alower longitudinal bar extending between the pivoted connections of thelegs in the two end members, a' pair of upper longitudinal bars eachsecuring together upper end portions of side pieces at one sideof saidframe, and'a foldable bag suspended from said upper longitudinal bars.

' 5. The device as defined in claim 4 wherein said upper longitudinalbars are movable toward and away frcmeach'other, and said legs arerespec-' tively collapsed and uprighted by said movements of the upperlongitudinal bars. I

6; The device as defined in claim 4 wherein said side pieces, saidstruts and said upper longitudinal bars are disposed in said bag,together with keeper loops provided at the bottom of said bag, saidkeeper loops engaging said lower longitudinal bar.

SIDNEY HACK.

No references cited.

